Excalibur Fantasy Faireis a nice diversion before the bigger Texas events. Celebrating its 5th season, the faire is still mainly on tent show located on the Rocky Ranch 40 miles east of Austin, Texas. It was a sporadically wet day but not a bad one. The show has promise and does a respectable job of presenting the people of the Arthurian legends. There were reasonable number of vendors and a decent mix of acts. Sadly there was no afternoon joust owing to a short but potent downpour during that timeframe.

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For information regarding the faire, check out the Excalibur Fantasy Faire's Official Website .

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Thought this brought some interesting atmosphere to the site	This is Magic Garden. Their booth struck my attention amongst the trees	Ye Olde Piquante Apothecary. Note the pepper motif.	King Arthur and Queen Guenevere holding court
Arthur greets the druid Vivianne	King Pellinore presents himself to the couple	Tension with the presence of Sir Lancelot near the Queen	Lady Annowre, who's smitten with Arthur, makes her intentions clear
The morning's good cheer is disrupted by Morgan Le Fay & her entourage including this ogre...	...and her son, Modred	The two produce quite the impact	Much to Arthur's dismay
A quarrel takes place between Morgan and Pellinore	Her champion takes action	It leads to a tense impasse	But they still taunt the king, adding to the anxieties

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